十じゅう三さん仏ぶつ

noun

the thirteen buddhas, bodhisattvas and wisdom kings

A set of thirteen Buddhist deities venerated in Japanese memorial services, especially during the 49 days after death and at later anniversaries. Each deity is associated with a specific memorial day. The list includes figures such as Fudō Myōō, Shaka Nyorai, Monju Bosatsu, Fugen Bosatsu, Jizō Bosatsu, Miroku Bosatsu, Yakushi Nyorai, Kannon Bosatsu, Seishi Bosatsu, Amida Nyorai, Ashuku Nyorai, Dainichi Nyorai, and Kokūzō Bosatsu.

See also: 不動明王 · 釈迦如来 · 文殊菩薩 · 普賢菩薩 · 地蔵菩薩 · 弥勒菩薩 · 薬師如来 · 観世音菩薩 · 勢至菩薩 · 阿弥陀如来 · 阿しゅく仏 · 大日如来 · 虚空蔵菩薩

• 十じゅう三さん仏ぶつは、故こ人じんの追つい善ぜん供く養ようでよく祀まつられる。

  The thirteen buddhas are often enshrined in memorial services for the deceased.

• 四し十じゅう九く日にちの法ほう要ようでは、十じゅう三さん仏ぶつの掛かけ軸じくをかけることがある。

  At the 49th-day memorial service, a hanging scroll of the thirteen buddhas is sometimes displayed.